were drying on the sand:
Into the same she leapt, and with the ore
8 Did thrust the shallop from the floting strand:
So safetie found at sea, which she found not at land.

1 It fortuned (high God did so ordain)
2 As she arrived on the roaring shore
3 (In mind to leap into the mighty main)

main > main ocean, high sea; sea

4 A little boat lay hoving her before,

hoving > {Lingering; floating; heaving, rising and falling with the
waves}

5 In which there slept a fisher old and poor,

fisher > fisherman

6 The whiles his nets were drying on the sand:

The whiles > While

7 Into the same she leapt, and with the oar
8 Did thrust the shallop from the floating strand:

shallop > dinghy
strand > shore

9 So safety found at sea, which she found not at land.

307.28

The Monster ready on the pray to sease,
2 Was of his forward hope deceiued quight;
Ne durst assay to wade the perlous seas,
4 But greedily long gaping at the sight,
At last in vaine was forst to turne his flight,
6 And tell the idle tidings to his Dame:
Yet to auenge his deuilish despight,
8 He set vpon her Palfrey tired lame,
And slew him cruelly, ere any reskew came.

1 The monster, ready on the prey to seize,

seize > {Fasten his claws: SUS}

2 Was of his forward hope deceived quite;

forward > eager; well advanced; presumptuous, extreme
deceived > deprived

3 Nor dared essay to wade the perilous seas,

essay > try

4 But, greedily long gaping at the sight,

greedily > eagerly

5 At last in vain was forced to turn his flight,
6 And tell the idle tidings to his dame:

idle > empty, futile

7 Yet, to avenge his devilish despite,

despite > rage, malice

8 He set upon her palfrey tired lame,

lame > [and lame]

9 And slew him cruelly, ere any rescue came.

307.29

And after hauing him embowelled,
2 To fill his +hellish+ gorge, it chaunst a knight
To passe that way, as forth he trauelled;
4 It was a goodly Swaine, and of great might,
As euer man that bloudy field did fight;
6 But in vaine sheows, that wont yong knights bewitch,
And courtly seruices tooke no delight,
8 But rather ioyd to be, then seemen sich:
For both to be and seeme to him was labour lich.

2 hellish > bellish _1596_

1 And after having him embowelled,

embowelled > disembowelled

2 To fill his hellish gorge, it ch